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Swimsuit
a novel
453 pages
A heart-pounding plunge into the dark, terrifying underbelly of a sun-drenched paradise.
What it feels like
This propulsive thriller thrives on the sharp contrast between a glamorous, sun-drenched paradise and the unspeakable horrors lurking just out of frame. The mood is dread-soaked and urgent, plunging the reader into a frantic race against time alongside desperate parents and a relentless investigator. It feels like a high-stakes collision of beauty and murder, where every page crackles with the tension of a sadistic killer orchestrating their next move. The prose is built for speed, delivering punchy, heart-pounding suspense that refuses to let up. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour gritty, fast-paced investigations and love the chilling sensation of discovering the dark, terrifying underbelly hidden beneath a picture-perfect surface.
- Mood
- dread-soaked
- tense
- paradise-corrupted
- Tone
- urgent
- gritty
- suspenseful
- dark
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- the dark side of glamour · parental desperation · obsessive pursuit · hidden horrors
- The writing
- Fast-paced and punchy, designed to maximize tension and keep the pages turning.
- The arc
- Moves from sudden, shocking loss in a beautiful setting to a frantic, high-stakes race against a sadistic threat.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-stakes, race-against-the-clock thrillers where idyllic settings mask sinister crimes.
Content notes
- kidnapping
- crimes against women
- murder
- parental grief
- psychological terror
About the book
THE BEACH...A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels's parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter....WILL NEVER BE...Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the L.A. Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief--Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer. And for Ben to have the story of his life....THE SAME FOR YOU AGAIN.All the while, the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best--and they won't be disappointed. Swimsuit is a heart-pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise.
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